Skirt-gage.



VNo. 756,043. PATBNTEDMR. 29, 1904. MARRIN MONTAGUB MUGOWAN, ALIAS lMONT M. MGGOWAN.

SKIRT GAGE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNI; 19. 190s.

M 110ML.

' UNITED STATES Patented March 29, 19'04.

PATENT OFFICE.

MARRINl MONTAGUE MCGOWAN, ALIAS MONT M. MCGOVVAN, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-HALF TO EDWARD COLQUHOUN,

OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

SKIRT-GAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Iatent'No. 755,043, dated March 29, 1904.

Application filed June 19, 1903.

To a/ZZ whom zit may concern:

Be it known that I, MARRIN MONTAGUE Mc- GowAN, alias MONT M. MoGowAN, a citizen A of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt-Gages; and'I dohereby declare the following to. be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will 1o enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improved skirtgage; and its object is to provide a suitable gage for marking a dress-skirt at a uniform 1 5 distance from the floor for the purpose of trimming off the lower edge of the skirt; and it consists of a suitable standard having a base adapted to slide upon the oor, a crayonholder adjustable on the standard, and a crayon 2o for marking the dress-skirt longitudinally adjustable in the holder, as will more fully appear by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front elevation of a device em- 2 5 bodying my invention; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 represents the device as in use.

Like letters refer to like parts in all of the gures.

A represents any suitable base, preferably of heavy material to prevent its tipping` over and adapted to slide freely upon the floor. Supported by this base is an upwardly-extended standard B, having thereon a suitable scale O for adjusting' the crayon-holder to the desired distance-above the floor.

D is a collar vertically adjustable on the standard B and secured in position by a thumbscrew E. Attached. to the collar D and pro- 40 jecting laterally therefrom to permit the crayon to extend alongside the standard and collar is a spring-clip G, adapted to adjustably v Serial No. 162,285. (No model.)

hold a suitable marking-crayon H. To adjustably hold a crayon of any desired length and to permit the same to be adjusted as worn away, I form this clip of a strip of flexible metal folded at the middle and rigidly attached to a stud F on the collar D and projecting laterally therefrom in opposing flexible arms terminating in opposing transverse concaves to embrace and engage the opposite sides of the crayon.

The device being adjusted with the crayon the desired distance from the floor that it is intended to mark the skirt, the device is thenl placed upon the Hoor, as shown in Fig. 3, withy the crayon in contact with the skirt, and the device is moved around the circumference of the skirt, whereby the same is marked at a uniform distance from the lioor. As the crayon is worn away it can be adjusted longitudinally in the holder or a new one readily placed therein.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isy In a dressmakers skirt-gage, the combination of a base adapted to slide on a iioor, a standard projecting upward therefrom, a collar adjustable on the standard, a forwardlyprojecting stud on the collar, and a springclip consisting of a iiexible strip of metal folded around the stud at the middle, and rigidly secured thereto,and also having opposing flexible arms, having opposing concave portions to oppositely engage a crayon andadjustably hold the same.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MONT `M. MCGOWAN.

Witnesses:

LUTHER V. MoULToN, GEORGLANA CHAOE.. 

